Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-14
WASHINGTON.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM THE MA
TIoNAL CAPITAL,
Telegram Of Thanks 10 Mr. Tucker from
Utah- Postal Eotes-Personals
and Briefs.
,From our Regular correspondentl

WASHINGTON, january l8 --Mr. Tucker
held toe floor this afternoon for judiciary
business. lie explained the bill giving
Jurisdiction 20 The Court ~ claims in certain
eases w brief, iutclligble remarks. The
hili would relieve Congress " very large
nari az Us present business. Il cause Mr..
Tucker would no. permit che readmgo OF the
report which would have consumed much
time ToWnshcnd, % Illinois, Blibusiered,
nv the aid Of less than a dozen vofes, and
time was wasted Ga these iutile factions.
The admirable tact and parliamentary
,kill displayed by Mr.. Tucker "a me man
a.cmcnt 81 the Mormon bill Yesterday Is
spoken Of in high term. this morning.
OBJECTION having been male u the con-
.idfrai.on % the bid removing the dist
biRlic. Of Benjamin T.. loyal, OF Nir-
-ida. tb1t bill was Withdrawn by Mr..
Tucker to-day.
JuGre BENEFITS hil'tr8nsierring Ocangc.
purl.le. and Chatham o0uuiic, frOm the
Wrtrrn to the Eastern Judicial district Of
Noil. carolina was PASSED with an 1mend-
mont n OH, suggested hy the Judge I'M
lcr his conduct.
Governor West, Of Utah, says That the
rortrr hin Will greatly and tac nited
$50. ,uthoritic, M the territory IN main
,.,nirr oldcr and grsoualy eXtirpating
Fl
".f,.r f.iooire telegram has Just been re.
c,i,cd bv Mr. Fucker: "NGu LIkc CITY,
Itot .b1uqr, l2. ISL lion. john Ron
doirL TucIly. - G,tp9i0n: The loyal PEG.
nic Of tab. without regard 20 pTty, ten
der 20 Won and all their friends in Congress
their sincere ibants for the passage Of the
nah mll. and promise YOU that the conf
dance mn. day rcpo,cd Ia thc Ains rlclns Of
fh. TuutoIy will not Dr. mis.laced.'
r~igucU Joseph Il. Wntcr, J. L. Dorey,
Thomas Marshall, and many oiher,.
NEWPORT NEWS.
The arguments in the Newport News
matter will be heard bv the House Commit.
Tee on Commerce next Wcdnc- lag at 10
O'Clock. The reason Of the posi- 1rnement
was the settlement Of the attorney ot the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway thl. he was
not ready 10 proceed.
Atibc moment 81 adjournment Yesterday
Malone introduced a BIN % establish and
maintain life saving station at Lynnhven
inlet
Major Wise presented the petition OF
manufacturers aud GcIlcrs OF Leaf tobacco
asking the abolition Of the toblccO-t1X.
POSTAL.
Melbourne po,to0ice has been dlscon-
tinucd.
Nathan Long. Louetown. y. c.; Chrsta
Craig. Highland, ". VI; susan Ochlltree,
Saudun. same State; md Frank II. Sea-
,hais, Tcay's, also same state, have been
commissioned poSlmastcrs.
Concrcssmcu-clcct +. VI. simmons, OF
The second district. md i. VI. Brown, Fifth
district ~ North Carolina, arrived to-day.
Mr.. {. -. LanghOrnc and Mr.. and Mrs.
W s. Powers Of Richmond, are here.
Rc,-rs. W. 4. Burke, Of stanton; W.
a. Morrow, Of llarfl,0nburg; w. b. Be-
sill. of Roanoke; samuel &. Adams, Of
South Boston; W. X. Sheffield, OF Nor
folk: ". II. Wmtmlrc, aud Iichird ;.
Paris. u Lc,sburg, are in the city.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Minor James W. wilson, Of North Caro-.
Iira. the railway chicf.enIDeer, is here.
colonel f.. u. ilJll, mayor Of Whining
ton, and one Of the most eloquent % North
Cardinals public men, j, staying here afeH
DAY, IN route to New York. Ile thinks
that most Of The Democrats i'm his state are
oy,T>Ongulue on the question OF the pre-
scryaliOn OF the present county govern
mcut III, fear j. that some OF the Senate
Democrats may not hold wish the minority
oi their party on that issue, rs there has
been for several years a pressure in West
CTn North Carolina ID get rid OF The system.
Mr.. y. :. TumbJll, Of Brunswick, is
eth in the city. lie is visiting Mr.. Bar
bOur.
Wilmington has asked the Senate Com
miitee 10 restore The fun amount OF the APP
preparation for public building. The
senate bill proposed S200000 The House
amended 10y inserting $4,000, and in this
shape u passed that body. An effort will
be made 10y Senator Ransom 10 have the
Original amount substituted. II Is stated
that this will not cndlngcr the bills final
passage.
General W. II. +. Lee, Standardization
the Eighth district, was in the House some
time to-day in conversation with Cover or
Curtin and Others.
JUDGE William Mclaughlin, OF Rock
bridge. who has been holding court at
WMIcuton for Judge Keith, was here to-
dly.
Nicola, Grattan, Of stanton. +, in the
city.